Automobile-hood.



HENRY Gr. BAUM,

or YORK, PENNsYLvANI Moron CAR co., or lNorm, PENNSYLVANIA, A CORPORATION OF PENNSYLVANIA.

AUTOMOBILE-HOOD.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, HENRY G. BAUM, a citizen of the United States, residing at York, in the county of York and State of Pennsylvania, have invented certainv new and useful Improvements in Automobile- Hoods, of which the following is tion, reference being. had therein to the ac- .coinpanying drawing.

invention consists 1n certain A construction I and combination of parts as will herein described vand claimed in the annexed specification, and illustrated in the accompanying drawings, which form a part of this application, and in which like figures of reference refer to corresponding parts in all of the views; but it is fully understoodl that while I have here described my invention as shown, that I dovnot Iconfine myself to the exact design or to the particular purpose, as slight changes may e made in thel construction and arrangement of the several parts; and the device may be applied to all purposes ,where such a hinge may be em ployed without departing from the spirit of the invention.

In the drawings z-Figure 1, is a perspective viewof an automobile hood embodying my novel construction. Fig. 2, is a bottom after be 'fully y plan view of the same, showing the central llapped hinge.

' alternate lips edges; the lips Fign 3, 1s a .partial detail in a disassembled view of the central hinge I detail view of the state. Fig. 4, is a partial sidc hinge in a disassembled state..

Referring to the drawings the top or 'roof members of the hood are designated by the.

numerals'l, and 2, andare formed with the 3, and 4, on their adjacent 3, being rolled back upon the Specification of Lettersilatent.

Application filed October 25,

a specifica- Patented Dec. 5, 1911.

1910. Serial No. 588,948.

binding rod 5, to form the hinge, and the lips 1i, pressing upon the under surface of the adjacent roof members when the sameis in anextended or open position; and in this way it will be seen that the joint thus formed is tight as against water and dirt. i,

The outer edges of the roof members 1, and 2, are provided with the downwardly bent portion, which is then bent upwardly upon itself as indicated by 7; and upon the upper ledge of the portion 7, are formed the hinge loops 8. I

The side walls 9, are formed upon their upper edges with Ithe hinge loops 10, to en- ASSIGNOR OF ONE-HALF TO PULLMAN gage the binding rod 11, placed in the hinge v loops 8, and forming a hinged joint therewith; said hinged joint being up under the bend of the roof member and entirely closed and protected against dirt and water by the depending portion 6; the depending portion further preventing and limiting' the outward opening or swinging of the sides 9.

Having thus described my invention what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters .Patent is 1. The combination with the adjacent membersA of a folding automobile hood or bonnet, of a hinge for joining said members comprising lips formed on the adjacent edges ofsaid members, every alternate. lip rolled backward upon itself to engage a binding or'pivotrod, and the remaining alternate lips extending under the surface of the corresponding rolled lips on the adjacent member to forni a tight joint.

2. As an article of manufacture, a hinge for the adjacent members of a folding automobile hood,'comprising adjacent edges of said members, some of said lips formed on the i lips rolled to form' hinge members, and some of said lips interlacing with the corresponding lips of the adjacent member for the purose of protecting and rendering said hinge joint tight.'

ture in presence of two witnesses.

i HENRY e. BAUM.I Witnesses:

HARRY T. SEDGWIGK, WMIH. KOLLER.

testimony whereof l afix my signal 

